The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-02-19

---Douoie crOchcr OF tbs white
wool.
Ninth row Hasten on colored and
crochet scallop of one double, two
treble. two double-trcblc, ono double
one single crochet. Sew to hood.
CHOICE or GRASSES.
In the near future. il not to-day. the
question of grasses will be an impor-
tant one for Northwestern farmers. The
following said by the Country Gentle
man. in answer to the question.
What are the best grass seeds TO sow
for permanent meadow and pasturep"
is worth reading: Grasses admirably
adapted 10 some soils and situations
may be of little value in other condi-
tons. A dry. grayelly hillside would be
a very poor place on which 10 SOW TIM
othy. red-top and alsike. and yet that
same dry hillside. If reasonably fertil--
lied, would grow abundantly hard fes-
cue. sleeps fescuc. crested dogstail.
Kentucky blue and white clover. Tho
superficial terms. light soil. medium
light soil. moist peaty soil, gravelly
loan. sandy loan. dry hillside. stiff or
grayelly as the case may be--these are
the most common designations. and as
such. whether applied to arabic or to
grass lands, will do for the purpose OF
stating what kinds or varieties of grasses
are best adapted to such soils and situa-
tions.
First, then. rs to average light soils.
or sandy loan, on such. II intended for
meadow. should be sown timothy.
meadow fescue, Italian rye grass, yell
low oat grass. and medium red-cloyer.
Ii intended for pasture, then the best
varieties would be Kentucky blue. Pa
cey's rye grass. orchard and meadow
oat grass, rough stalk. and modicum
of white clover; these would produce
early, medium ard late pasturage.
On medium light soils, If not peaty,
the grasses just named would do well
for meadow and for pasture. emitting
the red and substituting for it the
white cloyers.
On heavy dry soils, for meadow. sow
timothy perennial rye grass, tall fescue,
and medium red clover; and for pas
ture substitute Kentucky blue and
orchard grass for the timothy, and
white for red clover.
On moist heavy soils. for meadow,
sow timothy. red-top, and Italian rye
grass, rough stalk and medium red
clover; and for pasture. omit the timo-
thy. the rye grass and red clover. and
substitute Kentucky blue. orchard grass
and white clover. ~s..s..
On moist peaty soils, for meadow.
SOW timothy, water meadow grass.
red-top and alsike; and for pasture,
Kentucky blue. rcd-top, foul meadow
grass. and alsilSe. These grasses are
not only adapted to moist situations.
but win form sod not likely TO be
heaved out by frost.
On sandy soils, and sandy loan. in
lowland. for meadow, COW timothy, tall
fescue. yellow oat grass, sweet vernal.
and large red clover.
On firm gravelly loan. SOW for
meadow and for pasture the same mix
lures as above indicated for heavy, dry
soils. FHFe8
On dry hill-sidcs, having soil either
stiff or friable, the pasture grasses
should be sleeps fescue. Pacey's rye
grass. crested dogstail. Kentucky blue,
sweet vernal. and white clovers.
II is sometimes desirable To grow
grass in partly shaded woodland pas
lures. For such places the best varic-
ties are orchard grass, red-top, foul
meadow grass. meadow oat grass. and
wood meadow grass, in about equal
proportions.
In all the foregoing indicated mix
lures, for meadows, timothy, OF course,
should be the predominating grass.
Orchard and meadow oat grasses arc
not tit to grow in a meadow with TIM
othy. as the two first named ripen so
early that by the time the timothy Is
fit to cut these are over-ripe.. dead. dry
and innutrilious. But for u meadow,
either for early hay or to grow for
soiling purposes, nothing can be more
profitable than these champion grasses,
the meadow oat grass and the orchard
grass. when grown togctherin the
proportions of three OF the latter TO one
Of the former. The orchard grass.
when not sown very thick. Is inclined
to grow in tussocks. while the oat grass
stools aud thus fills UP the intcrsti-
ccs. ND
FOR THE FARMER.
The season has been very favorable
to the growth of young strawberry
plants. the loss in some sections being